{
  "id": 15726802,
  "title": "Alberta rejects plan for referendum on independence from Canada",
  "url": "https://urgent.news/2026/10/20/alberta-rejects-plan-for-referendum-on-independence-from-canada",
  "topic": "world",
  "section": "World",
  "published": "2026-10-20T08:58:31.000Z",
  "source": {
    "name": "RFI English",
    "slug": "rfi-english",
    "url": "https://www.rfi.fr/en/international/20261020-alberta-rejects-plan-for-referendum-on-independence-from-canada"
  },
  "original_language": "en",
  "account": null,
  "summary": "Canada's province of Alberta rejected a plan to hold a binding independence referendum, results showed Tuesday, a setback for separatists backed by allies of US President Donald Trump. Prime Minister Mark Carney welcomed the result and said Albertans had made a \"clear choice\" in favour of unity.",
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  "coverage": {
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  },
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  "disclaimer": "Summaries, key points and the editor’s take are written by software from other outlets’ reporting and may contain errors — always check the linked original."
}